With the continuous growth & transformation of e-commerce; businesses and distribution centres are facing challenges posed by online orders and omni-channel fulfilment. With no signs of slowing down, the time has come for these organizations to adapt to an increasingly diverse order profile & increased volumes.

SPAN has recently launched its state of the art e-commerce fulfilment engine and Warehouse Execution System (WES) to fulfil online orders in an automated or semi-automated fulfilment facility. As consumer behaviour changes and the number of order platforms increase, fulfilment solutions need to change as well. SPAN WES solution seamlessly integrates online orders with the client’s WMS/ERP software that enables it to drive automated and semi-automated equipment for higher efficiency and throughput. According to Mr. Zahi Bitar, Head of Technology at SPAN Group, “ The (WES) solution has been developed as a platform for warehouse automation, distinguished by its ease of configuration and scalability’’.

Warehouses may have been originally designed for full pallet orders; however, with the recent changes, customers are now placing small orders more frequently and in less quantities. For that reason, SPAN’s WES has been installed in few automated sites in the region allowing for the connection, management, and coordination of different types of equipment such as AGVs, shuttles, conveyors, sorters, pick-to-light, voice picking & label applicators, among others. The software offers seamless integration with external systems including e-commerce platforms, WMS, ERP and last mile solutions. “Last but not least, the module provides visualisation, dashboards and real time alerting mechanism to track and manage all the warehouse automated equipment and product flow’’, he adds.

SPAN’s WES is built to address these challenges with more systemic automation that enables the DC to respond to higher volumes and small orders. We offer a solution that adapts to a wide range of order profiles and processes that suits different businesses. It can be challenging to keep up with case fulfilment, replenishment, order picking, and the operational infrastructure demand introduced by e-commerce; however with the right solution, plan & technology, SPAN’s WES can ensure your warehouse processes and order management are ready, flexible, and adaptable to the ever changing customer requirements.